Test and standard particles have become indispensable in many areas of technology in recent years. Their range of applications includes, for example, validation of technical cleanliness, tests on the short-circuit behavior of electronic components, or the behavior of particulate contaminants in flui…

Connection elements with increased requirements for technical cleanliness pose particular challenges during planning and manufacturing, industrial cleaning, logistics, and application. Due to the rising demand for technically clean products, many manufacturers of connection elements already offer co…

Technical cleanliness, in terms of particle cleanliness according to VDA 19, is today a critical quality feature in the manufacturing of complex components in the automotive industry. Particular interest is shown by manufacturers of driver assistance and safety systems, primarily for electronic comp…

As part of the second round-robin test to determine the recovery rate of test particles, numerous companies took the opportunity this year again to qualify their process procedures for cleanliness testing. Some were able to significantly improve their results compared to the previous year.

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"Technical Cleanliness - Effects, Analysis, and Prevention of Contaminations" is the title of the event that can be registered for starting today. Interested parties are advised to do so promptly. The interest in this cross-industry event with the top theme "Technical Cleanliness" is already extreme…

Technical cleanliness according to VDA 19 / ISO 16232 is gaining increasing importance in the automotive industry. Technical cleanliness, unlike cleanliness in the conventional sense, exclusively refers to the consideration of the particle-free state of a component. Complex vehicle components are be…

With partly surprising results, more than 70 companies from various sectors of the automotive industry participated in the first round-robin test to determine the recovery rate of test particles. Among them were well-known OEMs, Tier 1 and Tier 2 suppliers, as well as many laboratories offering clea…

In October 2016, Marhan - Normpartikel launched the first round-robin test for determining the recovery rate of test particles according to VDA 19 Part 1. By participating, companies and testing laboratories conducting cleanliness investigations according to VDA 19 Part 1 receive proof of the recove…

Continuously more compact components, higher power densities, lower emission values, safety systems, driver assistance systems, and lower fuel consumption are some of the buzzwords in the modern automotive sector. And all of this with decreasing manufacturing costs? An ambitious goal that has noneth…

"Particle Standard" refers to a new cost-effective development of the usage standard for cleanliness testing, which was awarded 1st place at the Fraunhofer Cleanliness Technology Award "Clean 2014" in 2014. The usage standard consists of a glass slide, standardized test particles, and an adhesive fi…